An easily
transportable image file type used by a wide range of multimedia software.
take -
During the
shoot in videotaping, each separate attempt at shooting a scene. This is
expressed as: Scene 1, Take 1; Scene 1, Take 2, and so on.
talent
-
On-screen person (professional or amateur)
who appears before the camera or does voice-over narration.
TAM
-
Telephone answering machine.
target
node -
An instance which receives a message
but does not forward it because it is the final instance in a chain of processing.
For example, a hardware node is a target node because when it receives
a message, it sends it to another device driver, and not to another instance.
(RTMIDI-specific term)
tearing -
Refers
to when video is displaced horizontally. This may be caused by sync problems.
TelePrompTer -
A
special monitor mounted in front of a camera so that talent can read text
and will appear to be looking at the camera.
thaw
-
See unfreeze.
thumbnail
-
A small representation of an object. For
example, a full screen image might be presented in a much smaller area in
an authoring system time line. A picon is an example of a thumbnail.
TIFF -
Tagged Image
File Format time code.
tilt -
A
camera movement where the camera pivots up or down on its stationary tripod.
timbre -
The distinctive
tone of a musical instrument or human voice that distinguishes it from other
sounds.
time code -
See
SMPTE time code.
time-line processor
-
A type of authoring facility that displays an event
as elements that represent time from the start of the event.
tint
-
See hue.
TMSF
-
A time format expressed in tracks, minutes,
seconds, and frames, which is used primarily by compact disc audio devices.
tone (bass, treble, etc... ) -
A
control that adjusts the various attributes of the audio.
tool
palette -
A palette containing choices that
represent tools, often used in media editors (such as graphics and audio
editors). For example, a user might select a "pencil" choice from the
tool palette to draw a line in the window.
touch
area -
(1) An area of a display screen that
is activated to accept user input. (2) Synonymous with anchor, hot spot,
and trigger.
track -
A
path associated with a single Read/Write head as the data medium moves past
it.
track advance -
To
advance the medium to the beginning of the next track.
track
reverse -
To rewind the medium to the beginning
of the current track. If it is at the beginning of the track it will then
jump to the beginning of the previous track.
transform
device -
A device that modifies a signal or
stream received from a transport device. Examples are amplifier-mixer
and overlay devices.
translator -
A
computer program that can translate. In telephone equipment the device
that converts dialed digits into call-routine information.
transparency
-
Refers to when a selected color on a graphics
screen is made transparent to allow the video "behind it" to become visible.
Often found in dual plane video subsystems.
transparent
color -
Video information is considered as being
present on the video plane which is maintained behind the graphics plane.
When an area on the graphics plane is painted with a transparent color,
the video information in the video plane is made visible. See also dual
plane video system.
transport device
-
A device that plays, records, and positions a media
element, and either presents the result directly or sends the material to
a transform device. Examples are videodisc players, CD-ROMs, and
digital audio (wave) player.
treatment -
A detailed design document of the video.
tremolo
-
A vibrating effect of a musical instrument
produced by small and rapid amplitude variations to produce special musical
effects.
trigger -
(1)
An area of a display screen that is activated to accept user input. (2)
Synonymous with anchor, hot spot, and touch area.
truck
-
In videotaping, a sideways camera movement
of the tripod on which the camera is mounted.
tweening
-
(1) The process of having the computer draw
intermediate animation frames between key frames. In other words, the animation
tool requires only that pictures of key sections of a motion be provided;
the software calculates all the in-between movements. (2) Synonym for in-betweening.